The beginning of compunction is the beginning of a new life. From LearnThat.org. [George Eliot (1819-1880).]
Notwithstanding all these arguments a compunction was always present in Miss Eelen's worn out yet not extinguished heart. From Wordnik.com. [Kirsteen: The Story of a Scotch Family Seventy Years Ago] Reference
Terry's has been looking at the deeds of his own past life and is feeling "compunction", the sting of guilt. From Wordnik.com. [Compunction] Reference
She said at last while Andy, with a kind of compunction in his silence, waited. From Wordnik.com. [The Glass Slipper]
I hope he doesn't expect conservatives to understand what 'compunction' means. From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
Queen did so without any compunction of conscience. From Wordnik.com. [Shakspere, Personal Recollections] Reference
This left a balance of ten minutes for a compunction or two. From Wordnik.com. [The Flaw in the Sapphire] Reference
"Go ahead, Lucy; forgive us!" said Jessie, all compunction at once. From Wordnik.com. [Lucile Triumphant] Reference
We felt genuine regret and compunction at being obliged to leave the. From Wordnik.com. [Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta] Reference
"'Tain't as if I was a girl," Persis owned, in sorrowful compunction. From Wordnik.com. [Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale] Reference
"I'm sorry, Grace -- I didn't think," said Allen, in quick compunction. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls in Army Service Or, doing their bit for the soldier boys] Reference
Cora uttered this combination of truth and falsehood without the least compunction. From Wordnik.com. [Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter] Reference
"I hope I haven't stayed out too long," she said with compunction, glancing at her watch. From Wordnik.com. [Juggernaut] Reference
Laura glanced from one speaker to the other, her look of surprise changing to compunction. From Wordnik.com. [Peggy-Alone] Reference
Clinton, though a lawyer by training, may feel little compunction to change the status quo. From Wordnik.com. [No More Hacks Or Cronies] Reference
I only feel some compunction in deriving that profit from it which you might yourself reap. From Wordnik.com. [Rich Enough a tale of the times] Reference
'I tried small ones first, but it was not a bit of good,' said Peter later, with compunction. From Wordnik.com. [Peter and Jane or The Missing Heir] Reference
Even mothers will prey without compunction on married children who can ill afford to render help. From Wordnik.com. [India and the Indians] Reference
It was possible that in her presence he felt a sort of compunction, a sort of conscience-stricken shame. From Wordnik.com. [A True Friend A Novel] Reference
And while others may carefully traverse these sensitive waters, Freeman clearly feels no such compunction. From Wordnik.com. [Sharmine Narwani: Chas Freeman Lets Rip on Israel as a Strategic Liability] Reference
Immigration reform must be immediate and without compunction if we are going to save the American economy. From Wordnik.com. [Barry Steve Asbury] Reference
'Yes, and just fancy, Theo!' cut in Geoff excitedly, and forgetting all his recent twinges of compunction. From Wordnik.com. [The Captain's Bunk A Story for Boys] Reference
"Oh, he gave me a message for you this morning," cried Dosia, with compunction at having so far forgotten it. From Wordnik.com. [McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908] Reference
As we hope he is making a fortune by his mines, we shall not have so much compunction of accepting these terms. From Wordnik.com. [A Lady's Life on a Farm in Manitoba] Reference
"But I warn you that if my trust is misplaced and you do attempt to escape, I'll burn you down without compunction.". From Wordnik.com. [Rebels of the Red Planet] Reference
Across the pond there is much less compunction to skirt the real issue, especially in the more specialist disciplines. From Wordnik.com. [Planet Sport: Roberto Baggio returns ponytail for Italian federation] Reference
He chain-smoked Panda-brand cigarettes until his fingers were stained brown, and he had no compunction about spitting in public. From Wordnik.com. [Deng's Revolution] Reference
Though some activists were wary of pressing this demand too hard, others had no compunction about asserting the claim to equality. From Wordnik.com. [Nannygate Ii: A Women's Backlash?] Reference
They feel no compunction to, say, dawdle over the meal a moment longer than necessary ( "You're starting to bore me -- I gotta go"). From Wordnik.com. [I'M EMBRACING MY INNER CURMUDGEON] Reference
Parts of this nefarious Nazi propaganda film were heart wrenchingly real: the Nazis had no compunction about showing Jews suffering. From Wordnik.com. [Richard Z. Chesnoff: "A Film Unfinished"; The Warsaw Ghetto As Seen Through Nazi Eyes] Reference
Parts of this nefarious Nazi propaganda film were heart wrenchingly real; the Nazis had no compunction about showing Jews suffering. From Wordnik.com. [Richard Z. Chesnoff: A Film Unfinished: The Warsaw Ghetto As Seen Through Nazi Eyes] Reference
The Democrats in Congress at this point believed themselves more powerful than the White House, and had no compunction in showing it. From Wordnik.com. [Chris Weigant: Obama Poll Watch -- Scraping Fifty Percent] Reference
And, unnervingly, many directors don't seem to feel any compunction about using it as a means of furthering plot or revealing character. From Wordnik.com. [Popcorn--And Rape?] Reference
She always spoke of her own sinful life, as she called it, though it was most innocent, with the most feeling sentiments of compunction. From Wordnik.com. [The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March] Reference
With a sudden compunction Alene remembered that her own hat was of goodly proportions, with a lovely lace cascade rippling over the brim. From Wordnik.com. [Peggy-Alone] Reference
All the compunction of a heart that was perhaps unusually womanly and tender was raging within him for not having taken better care of the boy. From Wordnik.com. [Peter and Jane or The Missing Heir] Reference
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